Hosea 2:20 Meaning and Explanation
“I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the LORD.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The betrothal is sealed in faithfulness, and its fruit is a true, personal knowledge of the Lord.
What Does Hosea 2:20 Mean?
The vow reaches its summit: 'I will betroth thee unto me in faithfulness.' Where Israel had been unfaithful, God pledges the very faithfulness she lacked. And the promised outcome is the deepest gift of all -- 'thou shalt know the LORD,' the intimate, personal knowing of a beloved, not mere knowledge about Him.
To know God is the goal of the whole covenant and the heart of eternal life. This is what unfaithfulness had forfeited and what grace restores: not just forgiveness, but renewed nearness. The betrothal is not an arrangement on paper but a living relationship, in which the redeemed truly come to know the One who has bound Himself to them in unbreakable faithfulness.
Hosea 2:20 in the Original Language
yada (יָדַע), 'know' -- intimate, personal knowing, the deep relational knowledge between covenant partners.
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What does Hosea 2:20 mean?
The betrothal is sealed in faithfulness, and its fruit is a true, personal knowledge of the Lord.